Yesterday was the Blessing of the Animals and I really wish I had been at St. John the Divine in New York for their celebration:
@mickmicknyc From camels to cats, snakes to dogs, every creature found a blessing today at St. John the Divine 🕊️🐫🐍 @St. John the Divine ❤️ It’s the cathedral’s annual Blessing of the Animals, a New York tradition where wildlife and pets come together under one roof. Only in New York ❤️
Here’s A BUNCH OF TV News
HBO’s upcoming It series has Stephen King’s seal of approval.
This is a solid list of 10 classic horror movies you can catch up on this month. I’d replace Bram Stoker’s Dracula with The Sixth Sense, The Others, or The Orphanage, but otherwise, these are all worth your time.
Fox Sports analyst Mark Sanchez was hospitalized in Indianapolis after being stabbed in a fight, and then, plot twist, he got arrested. He was charged with misdemeanor counts of battery with injury, unlawful entry of a motor vehicle and public intoxication, and a felony charge of battery. According to Pajiba, the story behind all of this is wild.
Kristen Wiig’s response to meeting Carol Burnett was completely appropriate. HEY, LORNE, WHAT’S YOUR DEAL?
Punkie Johnson and Chloe Troast would like you to know that being fired from Saturday Night Live sucks. And Caleb Hearon would like you to know never being hired by Saturday Night Live in the first place is actually a blessing.
Bari Weiss is now in charge of CBS News, so that’s not super.
Prime Video removed all of the guns from the images of James Bond in its collection, for some weird reason, before returning them when fans started asking questions.
Amazon have removed the guns from their Bond posters, giving the tantalising impression that Sean Connery and Pierce Brosnan think you’re a wanker. pic.twitter.com/tyjMVD1mit
— rufus jones (@rufusjones1) October 3, 2025
A very with-it Congressman would like to know why animated Netflix shows can’t be more like The Andy Griffith Show. (By the way, I thought this was going to be one of our more than 20 Congresspeople who are over 80 years old, but nope, he’s 61.)
Dr. Phil has found a new home for his floundering network.
“Well, they suck, and we’ll win,” said Noem of the league. “And God will bless us, and we’ll stand and be proud of ourselves at the end of the day. And they won’t be able to sleep at night because they don’t know what they believe. And they’re so weak, we’ll fix it.” — the head of the Department of Homeland Security on the NFL’s choice to have a multi-platinum, Grammy-Award-winning American perform at the Super Bowl.
President Toilet Obsessive is screaming at the FCC to look into an NBC show, but not the one you are probably thinking!
President Crybaby is also big mad that Fox News dared to have a Democratic Senator on to explain that no, we are not giving free healthcare to non-citizens.
I bet you can predict who is more popular in this poll between Jimmy Kimmel and President Nitwit.
One of Jane Goodall’s final wishes was that President Cankles and Elon Musk be blasted off into outer space, and I believe we should honor that.
BREAKING: Actor says obvious thing.
Eric Dane’s ALS experience is heartbreaking, but I’m glad and proud that he’s being so open and honest about what is happening to him. It’s important that people learn how hard this disease is, and that we fund research to help find a cure or prevention.
Congratulations again to the original problemmatic Golden Bachelor.
Get well soon, Paul “Bonehead” Arthurs.
Renewals
- Ballard has been renewed for a second season on Prime Video.
- The Graham Norton Show has been renewed for three more seasons, bringing it to 36 seasons on BBC (and presumably here in the States on BBC America).
In Development
- Discretion, starring Elle Fanning and Nicole Kidman, has been ordered to series at Paramount+.
- Sunny Nights, a series starring D’Arcy Carden and Will Forte, has been acquired by ITV.
- Murder Most Unladylike is being adapted into a TV series.
- A Polly Pocket movie is in the works at Amazon MGM.
Casting News
- Gbenga Akinnagbe has been added to the cast of Chicago Med on NBC.
- Marc Rissman has joined Bloodaxe at Amazon MGM.
- Kristen Schaal, Lauren Weedman, Frankie Quiñones, Lauren Lapkus, Tim Baltz, Jeremiah Brown, and Jonah Beckett will guest star on St. Denis Medical on NBC.
- Greg Vaughan is joining Beyond the Gates on CBS.
Mark Your Calendar
- Crutch premieres on Paramount+ on November 3.
- The Twits debuts on Netflix on October 17.
- Carl Weber’s The Family Business premieres on BET+ on October 23.
- Ghosts will return on CBS on October 16.
- Gingerbread Land: The Biggest Little Holiday Competition premieres on Magnolia Network on November 17 and on HBO Max and Discovery+ on November 18.
R.I.P.
Kimberly Hebert Gregory, Actress known for Vice Principals, The Big Bang Theory, Better Call Saul, Two and a Half Men, Grey’s Anatomy, Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Devious Maids, among others. She was a native Houstonian who attended the Kinder High School for the Performing and Visual Arts.
Jilly Cooper, Novelist whose Rutshire Chronicles novels were adapted into the Disney+ series Rivals
Jim Mitchum, Actor and son of Richard Mitchum
Arthur Jones, Former NFL player
Ike Turner, Jr., Grammy-winning music producer, son of Tina and Ike Turner
Remo Girone, Italian actor
Xavier Durringer, French director
WATCH THIS
Family Guy “A Little Fright Music”: Brian and Stewie set out to write a Halloween song, as if “Werewolf Bar Mitzvah” isn’t right there. Premiere. Hulu
Creepshow: Has any sequence in any movie traumatized me as badly as the roach episode in this movie? I do not think so. 5 p.m., BBC America
Late Night:
- Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon: Taylor Swift, Keri Russell, the Format
- Late Night with Seth Meyers: Kirsten Dunst, Tony Shalhoub
- Jimmy Kimmel Live: Seth Rogen, Aziz Ansari, Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats
- The Daily Show: Tristan Harris, host Jon Stewart
- Watch What Happens Live: Capt. Sandy Yawn, Nathan Gallagher
| MON. | 7:00 | 7:30 | 8:00 | 8:30 | 9:00 | 9:30 |
| ABC | Monday Night Football (live) |
| CBS | The Neighbor-hood (repeat) |
The Neighbor-hood (repeat) |
FBI (repeat) |
Watson (repeat) |
| CW | Penn & Teller: Fool Us (repeat) |
Born Lucky with Leland Vittert and Bill O’Reilly (new) |
Local |
| FOX | Name That Tune (new) |
Celebrity Weakest Link (new) |
News/Local |
| NBC | The Voice (new) |
Brilliant Minds (new) |